While I am ready for a new exhibition , I do love the way D/W skate in "Someone Like You": it's elegant and refined but still plenty powerful. Like Die Fledermaus. Since Marina is talking about Olympic FDs, I hope they might incorporate some skating like that in their Olympic FD.

There is something about them performing the end of Notre Dame, under the exhibition lights, that is especially beautiful and moving. Maybe the costumes or the renewed speed?

About connection, I have only one thing to say - I have no idea how anyone can think it. After FD they were at the monitors in the hall in HD quality, and I was mesmerized by their expressions. They were skating as one, they were with the music, and they were in it together.
And btw, finally, they convinced me - I may not be a fan of Notre Dame, but now I don't care. They've just shown that they can make any dance brilliant.

About connection, I have only one thing to say - I have no idea how anyone can think it. After FD they were at the monitors in the hall in HD quality, and I was mesmerized by their expressions. They were skating as one, they were with the music, and they were in it together.
And btw, finally, they convinced me - I may not be a fan of Notre Dame, but now I don't care. They've just shown that they can make any dance brilliant.

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Thanks for that report. Always appreciated!!! What were your thoughts on the SD?

So I'm looking at my facebook and USFS had posted a picture of Meryl and Charlie with their medals and flowers. One comment was "does she have a tattoo on her arm? Is that acceptable in skating now, I haven't gotten over changing from 6.0"..blah, blah...a second poster told her it was just a shadow on her arm from Charlie's flowers!

One of the backstage photos is a picture of Meryl & Charlie with their Die Fledermaus bears from the FSO forum fans' award for best dance program of the year (Tessa & Scott won best foreign dancers and also got bears.

I just watched the CBC vid of M&C's FD and I have to say that even though Kurt and Tracy have to be supportive of V/M (and rightly so as Canadian commentators), I thought they were appreciative of their FD. Tracy was rather enthusiastic and I had to laugh at Kurt saying that he forgets about the "story" of Quasimodo and Esmerelda and just enjoys the program because he doesn't think M&C are the "right couple" for the story and that "Charlie isn't ugly enough"! One thing was nice...they didn't talk until the program was over.

I logged on to fsvids.net but couldn't find any 2012 Grand Prix event videos. By the way, I don't believe there is any charge to register if anyone is interested. They do have an outstanding archive of videos catalogued by year, event, discipline and skater.

I logged on to fsvids.net but couldn't find any 2012 Grand Prix event videos. By the way, I don't believe there is any charge to register if anyone is interested. They do have an outstanding archive of videos catalogued by year, event, discipline and skater.

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You have to upload so many download links in order to access the restricted section, which is the current season.

Wow, it's been a while since I last heard/saw someone call them "Marlie" it's so cute.

When I first discovered FSU the D/W thread was named "Gnarly Marlie and the Silver Stars" or sth like that and immediately I knew it was gonna be a good place to be in seriously, whoever came up with that title, is my hero.